Man Smoking With Oxygen Tank Sparked Fatal Fire On NW Side
A 83-year-old man died after being pulled from a house fire early Saturday in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
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A 83-year-old man died after being pulled from a house fire early Saturday in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Two buildings caught fire Thursday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
The DuPage County Fire Investigation Task Force is investigating the cause of a large blaze at a storage facility Wednesday night in west suburban Addison.
Firefighters responded about 10:30 p.m. to a fire in the two-story house in the Woodlawn neighborhood with reports of people trapped inside.
More than 30 employees no longer jobs, but efforts are underway to help them. CBS 2's Audrina Bigos reports.
Firefighters responded shortly before 10 p.m. to the four-story building in the 400 block of North Lake Street, where they found heavy smoke and fire in a third-floor apartment, according to a statement from the Aurora Fire Department.
Firefighters responded about 8:30 p.m. to the fire in the three-flat building in the 2300 block of Euclid Avenue, Berwyn Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Sam Molinaro told reporters at the scene.
The fire started around 9 p.m. at an apartment building near 60th Street and Cass Avenue. A resident called 911, saying an apartment was filling with smoke.
Firefighters responded shortly before 11 a.m. and found a garage on fire and flames showing from the front of a two-story, single-family home in the 1100 block of Daisy Lane, according to a statement from the Naperville Fire Department.
Investigators in the south suburbs were trying to determine what caused an explosion and fire that left one home destroyed and two others damaged Sunday afternoon in Dolton.
Firefighters responded to the blaze about 3:10 a.m. and found fire in the attic of the single-family home in the 4700 block of North Harding, according to Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Walter Schroeder.
Firefighters responded about 11 p.m. to the single-family home near West 101st and South LaSalle streets, according to Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Walter Schroeder.
A house fire Saturday afternoon in west suburban St. Charles was caused by discarded ashes from a recreational fire.
Seventeen people, including 10 children, were displaced in a fire Saturday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
A 20-year-old woman was taken to a hospital after a fire on the second floor of a church in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Crews responded about 1:15 a.m. after the blaze started in the basement of the three-story building in the 300 block of Washington Boulevard, according to Oak Park Fire Dept. Chief Tom Ebsen.
Authorities believe the fire was started by a car that was left running in the garage. A person was found dead in the car.
Firefighters responded shortly before 3 p.m. and found smoke in a basement laundry room of the building in the 300 block of Kathleen Drive, according to the Elgin Fire Department.
Several suburban fire departments responded to an immense blaze early Tuesday in northwest suburban Barrington.
The cause of the fire is undetermined, but authorities believe it began on the roof. They should know if it was arson in about a week.
A family owned dress shop in west suburban Elmhurst was destroyed by a fire on Thursday.
The man was identified as 60-year-old Louis S. Cohen of Highland Park. He was a prominent real estate attorney in Chicago.
Firefighters responded about 1:40 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash in the 900 block of West Algonquin Road, according to the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District.
A Chicago firefighter suffered several broken ribs when he fell from the second floor of a home early Wednesday while fighting a fire in the Austin neighborhood.
The firefighter fell while battling the blaze and was taken to Stroger Hospital, Langford said. His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
A mother of five was remembered Thursday night, after she was hit and killed along Interstate 57 in a hit-and-run crash on the South Side of Chicago this week.
With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried. They suffered flood damage already this week, and more damage could mean an uncertain future.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved an amended budget plan for the Chicago Public Schools that avoids laying off hundreds of teachers by assuming $150 million in additional state funding that is far from guaranteed.
The ex-Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her kitchen is asking for medical release from a state prison — and maintaining that Massey "attacked" him.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
John Kelly, who lobbied for the Chicago White Sox, Bally's and the United Center, is the latest name to join the list of candidates to become the city's next mayor
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' bill to crack down on rogue tow truck companies and strengthen oversight has been sent to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker.
Iowa Democrat Josh Turek got an assist Wednesday from former President Barack Obama, who endorsed his bid to flip a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat in a video of the two shooting hoops.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A father is thanking the teen lifeguard who saved his 10-year-old son from drowning in Santa Cruz, California.
A mother of five was remembered Thursday night, after she was hit and killed along Interstate 57 in a hit-and-run crash on the South Side of Chicago this week.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved an amended budget plan for the Chicago Public Schools that avoids laying off hundreds of teachers by assuming $150 million in additional state funding that is far from guaranteed.
With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried. They suffered flood damage already this week, and more damage could mean an uncertain future.
With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried. They suffered flood damage already this week, and more damage could mean an uncertain future.
A mother of five was remembered Thursday night, after she was hit and killed along Interstate 57 in a hit-and-run crash on the South Side of Chicago this week.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Lollapalooza 2026 takes over Grant Park Thursday with headlining performances from Lorde, Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and more.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved an amended budget plan for the Chicago Public Schools that avoids laying off hundreds of teachers by assuming $150 million in additional state funding that is far from guaranteed.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1.
Alex Bregman drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and the Chicago Cubs went on to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The White Sox stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak. It had lost nine of its last 11 games entering play Wednesday.
A fired-up Dennis Allen wants more from his defense, saying despite all the takeaways last year, they weren't good enough in any fashion, and when it comes to the pass rush, it's on the whole unit.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
A man stood charged Wednesday with firing a gun at a car and going on to lead Illinois State Police on a chase on I-57 this week.
A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a film producer on charges that he defrauded clients out of more than $100 million.
